Iain Hay

Iain Hay is Matthew Flinders Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Geography in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University. He is former foundation Dean (Education) for the College and was also Australian Discipline Scholar for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. Iain completed his PhD at the University of Washington as a Fulbright Scholar and received a LittD from the University of Canterbury for work on geographies of domination and oppression. He is author or editor of many books including Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography (5th edn Oxford 2021) ; Handbook on Wealth and the Super-Rich (Elgar 2016); and How to be an Academic Superhero. Developing and Sustaining a Career in the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (Elgar 2017) and has had editorial roles with an array of journals, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Geographical Research. Iain received the 2006 Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year and in 2014 was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK). He is also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Iain has a long history of service to the Institute of Australian Geographers, including as its Secretary and President. He is also immediate past First Vice-President of the International Geographical Union.

• Economic, cultural and social geography
• Geographies of domination and oppression
• Inequality
• Geographies of the super-rich
• Qualitative methods and research ethics
• Geographical education
• Human-environment relations

• Apr 2016 Paul Johnson - Royal Geographical Society of South Australia John Lewis Silver Medal
• Apr 2014 Irene Sahertian - Royal Geographical Society of South Australia John Lewis Silver Medal
• Apr 2012 Gavin Malone - Institute of Australian Geographers' Postgraduate Award
• Apr 2011 Edoardo Rosso - Royal Geographical Society of South Australia John Lewis Silver Medal
• Apr 2009 Noel Richards - Royal Geographical Society of South Australia John Lewis Silver Medal
• Apr 2002 Michiyo Yoshida - Royal Geographical Society of South Australia John Lewis Silver Medal

• GIS, health geography (1)
• human geography, indigenous cultural markers, cultural imperialism (1)
• human geography, indigenous-settler relations, colonization, land management (1)
• human-environment relations, bushfire management (1)
• human-environment relations, Indonesia, solid-waste management (1)

• human geography, public participation, tourism planning, Malaysia (1)
• human geography, citizenship, Japan (1)
• human geography, gambling, homelessness (1)
• human geography, social capital, sport (1)
• human geography, urban planning, critical geography, sustainability, discourse (1)
• human geography, volunteering (1)